Moving Forward:
Timken Contributes to a World in Motion

At The Timken Company, we're all about moving forward.

This bias for action reflects our roots, our expertise
and the practical ways in which we contribute
daily to a world in motion. Our stewardship
lives at the intersection of corporate
performance and social responsibility
and is an integral part of doing
business with integrity.

Find out how Timken
engineers a better future...

Reliably.
Efficiently.
Together.

Reliably Explore how we make an impact here and in
outer space.

Together Learn about our community efforts around the world.

Discovery

Timken super-precision bearings keep NASA’s Mars rovers operating in the vacuum of space, super-sub-zero temperatures and the red planet’s sulfuric-acid rain.

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Strength

Every day, thousands of planes around the world land, relying on the strength of Timken® bearings in the landing gear.

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Safety

One of Timken’s newer product lines, gear boxes transfer power in heavy industrial applications ... like the pumps that protect coastal cities and residents from rising flood waters.

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Impact

Medical devices maintain precision, accuracy and reliability with Timken inside. For example, the world’s most powerful CT scanner relies on our bearings to capture still images of the human heart.

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U2 Stage Video

When U2's massive "claw" stage came to life during the band’s recent tour, the stars "behind the scene" were 4,500 Timken bearings, ensuring a night of awe for millions of fans.

Community

Timken associates regularly work with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for families around the world. It’s just one part of our team’s commitment to community.

Learning

Since its inception in 1959, The Timken Company Educational Fund has granted more than $20 million in scholarships. A direct result of our passion for life-long learning, we awarded $800,000 last year alone, helping the sons and daughters of Timken employees around the world achieve their dreams.

Leadership

The Timken Manufacturing Academy develops company leaders of the future, offering hands-on experience, including the opportunity to run a manufacturing plant.

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Well Being

Timken's Active for Life program involves a global partnership with the American Cancer Society. The annual 10-week program focuses on a team approach to physical fitness and nutrition and drives healthy lifestyles. Thousands of associates at 29 global locations participate.

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Achievements

Timken’s products improve the performance of customers around the world, including Paralympian Erik Hightower.

Reduction

Timken’s fuel-efficient bearings for cars, trucks and other vehicles reduce power consumption by 30 percent and improve fuel economy by as much as 2 percent over traditional bearings. If all cars and light trucks in the U.S. used our energy-saving bearings, each year 14 million fewer barrels of petroleum would be consumed and 230,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions would be eliminated.

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Recycling

In 2011, Timken recycled nearly 2 million tons of scrap metal, including more than 350,000 tons from our own operations. This is equivalent to recycling more than 1 million automobiles into new steel. Our use of recovered scrap significantly improves environmental impacts by conserving natural resources, saving energy and lowering emissions.

Recovery

Timken’s first LEED-certified bearing facility in Xiangtan, China, saves nearly one million tons of standard coal and 300 million cubic meters of water annually.

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